Obituaries

Barbara Zambotti Mallin, 64, passed away at Riverview Medical Center on February 16, 2018, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Johnstown, PA to Guido and Anna Zambotti, Barbara moved to Long Branch, NJ following her graduation magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. Barbara met her husband while they were both studying for their MBA’s from Monmouth University. She began her career at Fort Monmouth in 1975, where she stayed for nearly 40 years before retiring in 2015. Barbara, her husband of 32 years, Raemon, and their two children, Andrew and Jeremy have been a part of the Ocean Township community since 1992. Barbara loved spending hot, sunny days at the beach in Loch Arbor when she wasn’t tending to her beautiful gardens, cheering for the NY Giants and the NY Yankees or spoiling her beloved granddaughter, Lila.

Josephine F. Menna, of Red Bank, passed away peacefully on February 14, 2018.  Josie was born in Long Branch to Joseph and Dolores Ferrogine and has lived in Red Bank for the past 67 years.  She was a retired hairdresser and homemaker who was very involved in the community and St. Anthony of Padua Church.  Josie was a Past President of St. Anthony’s PTA, a Past Treasurer of the Regional Diocese PTA for three years, she volunteered at Riverview Medical Center, was Secretary of St. Ann’s Society and chaired the cancer drive and helped with the heart and leukemia drives and in 1992 she was the President of St. Ann’s Service Associated Sisters of Lucy Filipini ASLF.

Marsh A. Bryan, 84 of Little Silver, passed away peacefully, surrounded by lots of family, on February 13, 2018.  He was an insurance broker with Johnson and Higgins in NYC and also enjoyed owning ABC Sports of Little Silver, NJ.

He attended Rumson Country Day School, St. Bernards, Pomfret School and graduated from Princeton in 1955.  He was a former member of the Rumson Country Club, Sea Bright Lawn Tennis & Cricket Club, the Key Largo Anglers Club and  the Sea Bright Beach Club.   His favorite activities were skiing, golf, fishing, rowing, bridge and tennis. 

Dr. Hiroshi Iwamaye, M.D., OB-GYN, passed away peacefully at home on February 13, 2018, following his courageous battle with cancer. Dr. Iwamaye was born in Wakayama, Japan and grew up in Southern California.  He was the oldest child of Mitsuhiro Frank Iwamaye and Hideko Iwamaye (nee Matsumoko).

He graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1967, received a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of California Los Angeles in 1971, and received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in 1975.  

With great sadness we announce the passing of Dr. Verne E. Chaney, the founder of Dooley Intermed International, Inc. and decorated Korean War battalion surgeon. 

A graduate of Virginia Military Academy and Johns Hopkins University, at age 27 Verne Chaney enlisted in the Army the day after the Korean War started, becoming one of the most decorated medical doctors during the Korean War. Serving as a battalion surgeon in MASH and frostbite clinics, Dr. Chaney was wounded in the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in Korea while working his way through a minefield with a bayonet in an effort to save three wounded medics.  He was awarded the Silver Star for Gallantry, and a Purple Heart, Bronze Star and French Croix de Guerre for his heroism.

Elizabeth Mae Mego, age 79, of Red Bank died peacefully Friday, February 9, 2018. Betty grew up in Clifton, moved to Atlantic Highlands and then finally resided in Red Bank where she lived for more than 45 years and raised her family. She was a homemaker and loved most of all spending time with her grandchildren. Betty also loved going for car rides with her husband John.

She was predeceased by her grandson Robert Weiler III, daughter Theresa Powers, step daughter Margaret Mego-Cooper, brothers Howard, Robert and Warren Pipeling and her parents Peter and Mary Pipeling.

Susan Smith, 69, of Manasquan, NJ, passed away on February 6, 2018. She was born and raised in Freehold, NJ and then lived the latter part of her life in Rumson, Shrewsbury and then Manasquan. She had a passion for Irish dancing, she loved being with her friends, but most of all she loved spending time with her 4 grandchildren. She will be deeply missed.

Surviving are her brothers, James Tela and William Tela, her daughter Lauren Shields, son-in-law, Greg Shields, her four beloved grandchildren, Will, Jack, Braeden, and Camryn Shields and many loving cousins and friends.

William David Rogers passed away on February 5th, 2018 at the age of 60 peacefully in his home from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. 

Bill is preceded by his wife of 28 years, Tracy. He leaves his wife with their three sons; Taylor, Cole, and Dylan; and daughter, Dana.

William was born in New York City, son of Donald and Margaret Rogers. He grew up in a full house with two brothers; Bruce and Steven; and sister Debbie. As a young man, Bill graduated at the top of his high school class earning a full scholarship to John Jay College. He continued his academic excellence at John Jay, graduating summa com laude, to earn a scholarship to New York Law School. After graduating from law school with honors, Bill worked as an attorney for Thatcher & Associates and K2 Intelligence in Manhattan.

Frank W. Seibert, Sr., Age 93, of Palm Beach Shores, Florida, passed away January 27 at home with his family. 

Born in Long Branch, New Jersey in 1924, he lived most of his life in Little Silver and Middletown, New Jersey. He moved to Palm Beach Shores, Florida in 1983 after his retirement as credit manager for GMAC Finance in West Orange, New Jersey. 

Anne Kelly Hemphill, a beloved Rumson-area matriarch for the past seven decades, died Friday, February 2nd, at her Little Silver home, two months after surviving surgery for a broken hip. She was 96 years old.

She was a city girl who moved to Rumson in her mid-20s and, with her husband Julian, raised six children in a merry household on Rumson Road, which, under the couple's gentle rein, became the site of various competitions and adventures. In the process, she became a second mom to many of her children's friends as well.